Georgian, George III, Silver Inkstand. Of rectangular form with a gadrooned border and pierced bottle mounts.The inkstand is raised upon four claw and ball feet. There are two pen wells and three cut glass bottles. Only one bottle cover is hallmarked. Two bottles are for ink and the other is for pounce.
Hallmarked to the underside of the stand for London 1773 by Charles Aldridge & Henry Green. The one hallmarked bottle cover is marked for London 1864 by Charles Shaw.
In very good condition with no damage to any of the cut glass bottles. The inkstand has some wear to the thin gadrooned detail, especially in the areas where the inkstand is pierced.
Approximate weight of the silver inkstand alone is 227 grams or 7.2 troy ounces.
Approximate total weight is 490 grams.
Approximate dimensions are 17.5 cm length, 11 cm width and 6 cm height.